You can support the generation of automatic alerts when changes occur to work items and other conditions by configuring the mail server. The mail server that you specify supports all team projects defined for all project collections that are defined on the application-tier server where you run the command. For e-mail notifications to be sent to team members, you must configure the server that runs Team Foundation Server (TFS) to use an existing SMTP server by using the ConfigureMail command.
Required Permissions
To use the ConfigureMail command, you must be a member of the Team Foundation Administrators security group on the Team Foundation application-tier server. For more information, see Team Foundation Server Permissions.
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TFSConfig ConfigureMail /FromEmailAddress:emailAddress /SmtpHost:SMTPHostName |
Parameters
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/FromEmailAddress:emailAddress | Specifies the address from which to send e-mail notifications from TFS for a check in, work item assigned to you, or other notifications. This address is also checked for validity and, depending on your server configuration, might have to represent a valid e-mail account on the mail server. If the address does not exist or is not valid, the default e-mail address is used. |
/SmtpHost:SMTPHostName | Specifies the name of the server that hosts the mail server. |
Example
The following example shows the syntax used to configure the from e-mail address to [email protected] and the SMTP mail server as ContosoMailServer:
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The examples are for illustration only and are fictitious. No real association is intended or inferred. |
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TFSConfig ConfigureMail /FromEmailAddress:[email protected] /SmtpHost:ContosoMailServer | |
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